Arson suspect's mom faces intimidation rap in Folcroft fires

FOLCROFT -- The mother of a borough man accused of igniting three vehicle fires was charged Thursday with intimidating a victim in her son's case, according to court documents.

Regina Grundy, 56, of the 2000 block of Delmar Drive, is additionally charged with simple assault, as well as retaliation against a victim or witness, harassment and disorderly conduct.

Grundy, like her son, Brian Baglivo, is now behind bars at the county prison. Her bail was set at 10 percent of $150,000; the preliminary hearing is listed for Nov. 7 before Magisterial District Judge Edward Christie.

"My son is doing 20 years because of you," Grundy allegedly screamed at the victim before she assaulted him, drawing blood, Thursday morning, states the probable cause affidavit written by Patrolman Daniel White.

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Baglivo, 23, was charged a week ago today, Oct. 26, with arson and related offenses, including endangering 14 residents of homes in proximity to the fires. His preliminary hearing, continued from Wednesday, is also listed Nov. 7 in Christie's court. His bail was set at 10 percent of $500,000.

On Thursday, White and Officer Thomas Kesser responded to the 700 block of Bennington Road for a report of an assault at about 10:15 a.m. The victim told the officers he was working outside in the back of his residence when Grundy exited a vehicle and began walking toward him.

When Grundy asked to speak with him, the man said he would talk to her, but he did not want her on his property. That is when Grundy began screaming at him about her son.

As she screamed, she continued to walk toward the man. According to the affidavit, she "grabbed both sides of his face with her nails," drawing blood on both sides of the victim's face.

The man, who was still bleeding when police arrived, was described in the affidavit as "visibly shaken and upset."

He "feared for himself and his family," the affidavit states.

The victim in this case is also a victim of a recent vehicle fire, one of three that Baglivo allegedly confessed to lighting last month because he was "upset" over personal matters, authorities said.